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MUTASA v. U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

District of New JerseyKevin McNultyDecided March 31, 2021No. 2:20-cv-09321

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Alice Mutasa and her employer filed an employment visa petition with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“the Service”).
Form or filing I-140 (immigrant worker petition) Read by a model
The Service rejected the I-140 petition because it was missing page two and thereby Mutasa’s birthdate.
What the suit asked for Not recorded Read by a model
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, the Service’s motion to dismiss is granted.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
The Service moves to dismiss the Complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
The Service moves to dismiss the Complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, the Service’s motion to dismiss is granted.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, the Service’s motion to dismiss is granted.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, the Service’s motion to dismiss is granted.
Months pending 0.4 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
Denial = Service’s Decision (Feb. 12, 2020) (DE 17-5)
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Zimbabwe Read by a model
Mutasa is a Zimbabwe citizen with advanced business degrees.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:20-cv-09321
Filed
July 23, 2020
Ended
February 1, 2022
Suit's filing to its end
172 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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Supreme Court and Third Circuit authority

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